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VEDHEAD27 · August 2005

Just took a break and went and got the Rolling Stone. Can't wait to read it all. Great pictures up in here too!!!!

PearlStripes · August 2005

Actually, it's a Robert Johnson cover. The Stones covered him too.

{[No_Code}] · August 2005

PearlStripes wrote:

I'll have to check out Arcade Fire.

But I would say that the best two bands out there now are The White Stripes and Bright Eyes. If you don't have I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, you really need to check it out. It will be an album that will be listened to for years and years to come.

i love I'm Wide Awake It's Morning! great album

but i think the best two bands right now is Arcade Fire and The White Stripes

great interview in the RS

lowlight10 · August 2005

great show in chicago last night (8/29). I was very impressed with both Jack and Meg's talent. and anybody who thinks they arent original needs to open up their ears and mind.

amentvedder · August 2005

lowlight10 wrote:

great show in chicago last night (8/29). I was very impressed with both Jack and Meg's talent. and anybody who thinks they arent original needs to open up their ears and mind.

Well said! I can't wait to see them. I was going crazy at just watching Under Blackpool Lights dvd - wot a band!!

MissYouAllDay · September 2005

Hey All!!!

Long time no see.

Anyway I went to see the stripes this past friday. It was a great concert. The people around me (friggin front row) wouldn't fucking stand up. Man that was lame. Me and my buddy stood up when they came out, this guy taps us on the back and says to sit down, I didn't wanna ruin the concert with a fight or anything (not that I am the fighting type) so we obeyed. Anyway the concert rocked. I got to hear "Forever for her is over for me" and doorbell, and so many wicked songs. Jolene was awesome. So many wicked songs (basically all) it was hard to remember.meg played the incest song that was cool. It was like song #3 or so. She also played the cold cold night song which I love. They played denial twist!!!! and red rain!!! That was wicked. Dead leaves, hotel Yorba. The way they do seven nation army now is much more pollished than on blackpool lights. I dunno If I like it less or more, but it was excellent. Theres like a change of pace and guitar tone in between the verse and chorus. They played the song they played after SNA at the grammys. The one with wicked guitar that he plays on his big ugly hollowbody. I love that song. We did stand up and rock out for the encore. The encore was fairly long.
I have to say the Jack white feels the rythm more than any other guitar player. Its cause his playing is so punchy and makes up so much of the song. Like I will concede that mike mcready is almost surely the better technical player, and a better soloist, but when Jack white is dancing around its as if his dancing is part of the song...Anyone know what I mean? Where as mike just goes crazy or sways to the music , or whatnot. So yah, Jack had his whole cowboy outfit on from the front of the cd. They opened the encore with hardest button to button, which rocked and really got the crowd going.

So heres the crazier part of my story. The next night I am at the jack johnson concert. I believe The song being played was sitting waiting wishing? I can't quite remeber. All the sudden the next verse comes up. And it is not the song, but instead jack johnson is singing "my doorbell"!!!!! Verse 2. I was so excited, like a maniac!! He sang it word for word exactly including 2 choruses. he must be a HUGE fan. Alot of people didn't realize what he was singing cause he was doing it with an acoustic guitar and to the tempo of this other song. It was so amazing I was screaming the words at the top of my lungs "I've got plenty of my own friends, they're all above me!!"

Just... wow. What a crazy 2 nights. I like jack johnson alot, but the white stripes cover was the highlight for me. The guy needs to release official boots. Pearl Jam again tommorow!

{[No_Code}] · September 2005

its great to read all these great reviews....

they really rock!

i wish i could see them live

VEDHEAD27 · September 2005

MissYouAllDay, THANKS for the BUMP! I was surprised to see the lack of lovin while I was gone. Anyways, thanks so much for the review. And YES, I heard about Jack Johnson from a friend that was at the show! That is too cool.

MissYouAllDay wrote:

I have to say the Jack white feels the rythm more than any other guitar player. Its cause his playing is so punchy and makes up so much of the song. Like I will concede that mike mcready is almost surely the better technical player, and a better soloist, but when Jack white is dancing around its as if his dancing is part of the song...Anyone know what I mean?

*raises hand*

Um, HELL YEAH! I do, I do! It's sooooo true, this man feels it. Everything about him is definitely a part of the song, in every way. He is soo into it. That guitar is a straight up extension of his soul. To see him shred, to see him softly strum, to see him thrash the stage with that voice, that agression, that emotion, that power! It shines through in ALL he does! EH! It just demands your full attention! He is SUCH a bad ass.

Gonna BUMP it up with another great, one that completely SOARS live...a classic you just can't deny...

This CHUNKY intro comes in, then the song just rips!!!!!! Love the progression of it, it's highs...it's lows (as well as with the man's mighty voice), the pounding of the drums...the pauses...the guitar work is sheer brilliance...looove the lyrics! LOVE it all!

*bows down to.....

Ω≈DEAD LEAVES AND THE DIRTY GROUND≈Ω

dead leaves and the dirty ground
when I know you're not around
shiny tops and soda pops
when I hear your lips make a sound
when I hear your lips make a sound

thirty notes in the mailbox
will tell ya that I'm coming home
and I think I'm gonna stick around
for a while so you're not alone
for a while so you're not alone

if you can hear a piano fall
you can hear me coming down the hall
if I can just hear your pretty voice
I don't think I need to see at all
don't think I need to see at all

soft hair and a velvet tongue
I wanna give ya what you give to me
and every breath that is in your lungs
is a tiny little gift to me
is a tiny little gift to me

I didn't feel so bad 'til the sun went down
then I come home
no one to wrap my arms around
wrap my arms around

well any man with a microphone
can tell you what he loves the most
and you know why you love at all
if you're thinking of the holy ghost
if you're thinking of the holy ghost

PearlStripes · September 2005

NPR is doing a live simulcast of tonight's White Stripes show (September 27th) at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Please go to http://www.npr.org/templates/story/...storyId=4834385 to listen to streaming audio of the show.

thunder_balls · September 2005

I like the White Stripes. Their songs just aren't musician's music though...which I happen to be a musician in a few ways. But, the White Stripes are a simple, cool-sounding band.

PearlStripes · September 2005

Musician: One who composes, conducts, or performs music, especially instrumental music.

Musicianship: artistry in performing music

They bring back their sound to simplicity, (by being a two person band) but not calling Jack a musician is like not calling Picasso an artist. And I'm serious. He is one of a few who almost defines it in music today. How many instruments does Jack play? Have you seen them perform live? No offense, but I think you are a little naive, or at least posting before you have really a true idea what you are talking about. So much of why I like the White Stripes is due to Jack's amazing artistic talent.

{[No_Code}] · September 2005

listening to the webcast right now!
great show!

PearlStripes · September 2005

Sweet! I thought I was th Lone Ranger here.

~The Hardest Button to Button~

moloko21 · September 2005

I have slowly become an avid WS fan over the years. This year, there is only one band I've seen more times than the White Stripes.

You guessed it - Pearl Jam.

When I was touring through Canada to see Pearl Jam, I took a night off and went to see the White Stripes in Montreal. It ranks up there with the best shows I have ever seen in my life. Such fierce energy! And the sexual tension between Jack and Meg is palpable (Meg is damned sexy, too).

I've managed to turn a few people on to the White Stripes just by taking them to see a live show. If you have the opportunity, go and see this band! You can usually get tickets for less than face outside the venue. Depends on the city I guess...

Peace,
joe
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PearlStripes · September 2005

Joe,

You said it. Dude, I couldn't agree more. I've said it before, I've seen probably a couple hundred concerts in my life and the White Stripes have to be in the top two or three...along with Pearl Jam and when I saw The Smashing Pumpkins in a small bar in Iowa City when Siamese Dream was released (people were litterally hanging from the ceiling). Jack is a totally different vibe though. By far the best single performer I've ever seen.

moloko21 · September 2005

PearlStripes wrote:

Jack is a totally different vibe though. By far the best single performer I've ever seen.

You gotta give Meg her props too, though. I don't think the White Stripes would have the same dynamic without Meg. She gets derided a lot because she's a very basic drummer, but I think that primitive, simple beat creates a great contrast to Jack's wild style.

In Montreal the crowd broke out in a few Meg! chants, which I thought was cool because she deserves some notice. Jack definitely runs the show - writes the songs, makes the setlists, creates the stage designs... but I don't think Meg is just a puppet, either.

I was just noticing this thread is like 8 pages long, and I have to admit I only read the last page - so I'm sorry if I'm being repetitive or whatever. But have you read the recent RS article with Jack and Meg on the cover? It was very interesting, especially since I didn't really know much about their background to start.

VEDHEAD27 · October 2005

In recent --{{WS}}-- news......

The White Stripes will be the first band to perform on the Comedy Central show. On Dec. 1, Jack and Meg White — the red and white clad duo that make up the Stripes — will both perform and chat with host
Jon Stewart.

Awesome! I MUST see that!!!

Also, fuck YES...this bad ass # will be the next single out next month... NICE choice!!!

*does the twist*

Wooooo.......

≥ THE DENIAL TWIST ≤
If you think that a kiss is all in the lips
C'mon, you got it all wrong, man
And if you think that our dance was all in the hips
Oh well, then do the twist
If you think holding hands is all in the fingers
Grab hold of the soul where the memory lingers and
Make sure to never do it with the fingers
Cause I'll tell everyone in the world

But he was thinking about the girl
Ya, but he's thinking about the girl, oh

A lot of people get confused and they bruise
Real easy when it comes to love
They start putting on their shoes and walking out
And singing "boy, I think I had enough"

Just because she makes you feel wrong
She don't mean to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy
Take a tip and do yourself a little service
Take a mountain turn it into a mole

Just by playing a different role
Ya, by playing a different role, oh

The boat ya you know she's rockin' it
And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it

The boat ya you know she's still rockin' it
The truth well you know there's no stoppin' it

So what, somebody left you in a rut
And wants to be the one who's in control
But the feeling that you're under can really make you wonder
How the hell she can be so cold

So now you're mad, denying the truth
And it's getting in the wisdom in the back of your tooth
Ya need ta spit it out, in a telephone booth
While ya call everyone that you know, and ask 'em

Where do you think she goes
Oh ya, where d'ya suppose she goes, oh

The truth well you know there's no stoppin' it
And the boat well ya know she's still rockin' it

The boat ya you know she's still rockin' it
And the truth ya you know there's no stoppin' it

You recognize with your back in the back?
That it's colder when she rocks the boat
But it's the cause hittin on the Cardinal Laws?
'bout the proper place to hang her coat

So to you, the truth is still hidden
And the soul plays the role of a lost little kitten but
You should know that the dark is one kitten?
She's been singing it all along

But you were hearin' a different song
Ya you were hearin' a different song
But you were hearin' a different song

How kick ass is that?? Pat H???

moloko21 · October 2005

looks like i've got something to do dec. 1st!

VEDHEAD27 · October 2005

<~~~ blastin RED RAIN

DAMN I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ha! Exactly huh moloko21!

√ mark on calendar
√ try to figure out a way to watch without cable* Hmmm

haha. I'll find a way damnit!

I also wanted to say I agree 110% with everything you said above. This band DEFINITELY has live magic and not only that, but the greatness of The White Stripes is indeed Jack AND Meg.

To feel their chemistry live, to watch them engage each other, just confirms that even more too!

The Rolling Stones article was amazing!!! An how about those pics?

NICE! But yeah, really great info in there and I'll say it again, I absolutely LOVE all the LOVE Jack gives his Meg.

This band ROOOOCKS!

VEDHEAD27 · October 2005

BUMP it up cuze .....

A) this band kicks ass

the song below kicks ass
C) kickin ass = gooooood times

Can't ever have enough love or praise for the bad ass duo that is THE WHITE STRIPES.

:~I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman~:

Well I'm finding it harder
to be a gentleman every day
all the manner that I've been taught
have slowly died away
but if I held the door open for you
It would'nt make your day

You think that I care
about me and only me
when every single girl needs help
climbing up a tree
well I know it don't take much
to satisfy me

Maybe it's whatever's in my head
that's distracting me
but if i could find emotion
to stimulate devotion
well then you'd see

Well I'm finding it hard to say
that I need you twenty times a day
I feel comfortable so baby why
don't you feel the same?
have a doctor come and visit us
and tell us which one is sane

I'd never said I wouldn't
throw my jacket in the mud for you
but my father gave it to me so
maybe I should carry you
then you said
You almost dropped me
so then I did
and I got mud on my shoes

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